Updated 30 June 2026 0849 CDT
Listing guide: TN regions • West | • Central | • Eastern | • Elsewhere
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JUNE 2026
June 1 • TechConnect event, Greater Nashville Technology Council, details.
June 1 • Deadline for applications to Knoxville Entrepreneur Center THE WORKS 2026 Accelerator, details.
June 1 • Registration opens for Knoxville 865Fest, details.
June 1 • RJ Young Tech Connect event at Category 10 venue, Nashville, details.
June 2 • "Boost Camps," Acme Feed & Seed, Nashville, addressing how AI agents change customer connections, details.
June 3 • Cookeville, The Biz Foundry, 1st Monday, monthly founders' luncheon meeting, details.
June 4 • THE PRESS workspace, which supports entrepreneurial activity in Clarksville, Anniversary celebration. Details TBA.
June 4 • Nashville eCommerce Summit, City Winery, details.
June 4-7 • CMA Fest. Nashville. Details.
June 4-7 • (Tim) Draper America Tour, startup competition, Nashville, details.
June 6 • DIG SOUTH, Tech, Venture & AI Summit, Charleston, S.C., details.
June 8 • (Online) "Own the supply chain," livestock producers gain insighs into getting meats from pasture to plates, hosted by Real Good Kitchen, details.
June 8 • (Repeated June 9) Advanced AI workshop presentation of the C.O.D.E.R. Framework & Parallel Processing with MAJK — Presented by CR8.io - Details and registration-request access here.
June 8-10 • Investment Company Institute ETF Conference, Renaissance Nashville Hotel, details.
June 8-11 • NOVA Entrepreneur Center High School Boot Camp, Pulaski, details.
July 9 • Lunch & Learn (free) - Covering a practical sales system for founders and use of AI is sales management, details.
June 9 • BrainTrust-sponsored, NEC-hosted at Cafe Babu, 5pm-7pm, for women founders, details.
June 10 • Calvetti Ferguson series on Angel Investing features "Fundraising for the Rest of US" author Allison Byers, founder of Scroobius, along with investor and founder panelists. Panel 4pm-5pm, preceded by registration and followed by reception. Details.
June 11 • Founders' Guide to Proactive Planning: Three operators -- Jeremy Bolls, Anarghya Vardhana, Faisal Khan on the four set-up moves that compound — security, financial visibility, exit readiness, and getting support early. Details.
June 11 • Memphis Society of Entrepreneurs Society, "How to Make AI Work for You: Tools, Agents & Real Use Cases is an interactive and hands-on workshop designed to move beyond the basics and show you how AI can become a practical tool in your everyday business operations." 9:00am-11:30am, Junior Achievement Memphis, details.
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June 11 • "The Business of Health Care," Dr. Jeff Balser of Vanderbilt Health and Dean, VU School of Medicine addresses , with participation by CEO Bobby Frist of HealthStream and Penny Houchens of Gresham Smith, details.
June 11 • Vanderbilt University and Scroobious with Vanderbilt Innovation Hub event focuses on "building the future of early-stage capital." Details. VU Alumni Hall. 9a-11am.
June 11-12 • DIGSOUTH technology summit, Charleston, SC, details.
June 11-14 • Bonnaroo Music Festival, Manchester, Tenn., details.
June 14-16 • Tennessee Bankers Association, The Broadmoor, Colo. Springs, details.
June 14 • Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry "Infrastructure Summit," in Franklin. Details.
June 15 • ZeroTo510 medical technology accelerators opens the accelerator applications window. Details.
June 15-18 • HLTH Europe, details tba. Amsterdam.
June 15-18 • Informa MedNech Summit, Berlin. Details.
June 16 • AI x Tech Bio x Diagnostics: Fireside with Ronnie Andrews & Kavya Sharman, 8am, curated admission, details.
June 17 • Nashville Veterans in Entrepreneurship & Business, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, details.
June 18 • Quantum: Briefing on Quantum commercialization, startup formation and the growing ecosystem, CoLab., Noon-2pm CDT. details.
June 18 • Torch Collective, Forging Insights: Preparing for Exits, 5:45pm CDT, Nashville, details.
June 19 • Juneteenth national U.S. holiday.
June 21 • Nashville "Make Music Day" festivities in numerous communities, details.
June 22-25 • BIO International Convention, San Diego. Details.
June 23 • Nashville Area Chamber Network+ event for connections among music, hospitality, entertainment, at Nashville Yards, details.
June 23 • Vanderbilt University Industry Collaborations Division presents 2026 Life Science Showcase, centered on AI in Translational Research. 1pm-6pm. Vanderbilt Student Life Center. Details.
June 23-26 • June 23-26 x Porter Development Initiative Fellows Academy, which will convene June 23–26, 2026 at Vanderbilt University as part of the Tennessee Leaders Action Platform (TLAP), as part of a strategic executive working forum. A goal: To strengthen TN's regional competitiveness and shared prosperity. Competitiveness benchmarking focuses on TN and the Mid-South region. Allies include Oak Ridge Associated Universities. Portions of this initiative are funded by donors, including the John R. Ingram Advised Fund of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, according to a May 15 press release by Nashville-based Global Action Platform.
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June 23-26 • Forrester CX Summit (hybrid), Gaylord Opryland, Nashville.
June 24 • Public announcement of startups accepted to "The Works" accelerator of Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, details.
June 24 • Epicenter Memphis Customer Readiness Accelerator concludes, info here.
June 24 • Fintech Futures briefing on competing for Informa-backed banking tech awards, details.
June 24 • Sloss.Tech Pitch Competition, Birmingham, Ala., registration here. $135K aggregate prizes. Pitch-app window closes April 10, 2026.
June 24-25 • Fintech: "Payment Leaders Summit," Westin Nashville Hotel, details.
June 24-26 • Proximo Congress: US Energy & Infrastructure, JW Marriott Nashville, details.
June 24-26 • Higher EDTECH: Technosolutions Slate Conference, Nashville.
June 25 • PMI U.S. convenes "Nashville: Next Frontier of Innovation," for American 250 Campaign by Philip Morris International unit, details.
June 25-26 • Quantum Tech World Conference, Encore, Boston Harbor. Details.
June 27 • Open house and change of command ceremonies, Arnold Engineering Development Complex at Arnold AFB, Tullahoma, details.
June 29-Sept. 18 • Chattanooga Quantum Collaborative training program ends, details.
June 30 • "Mom and Pop Opps" - Hot topics for principles in lives of makers, bakers, businesses and brands, details.
June 30 • Nashpreneurs Conference, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, on leadership, scaling, precision, details.
June 30 • (Virtual) Registration. Tennessee's Rural Health Transformation Program: What Health Tech Companies and Investors Need to Know, 3:30pm-4:30pm. Background. Related.
June 30 • Registration deadline for EPICENTER Launch 9-week program for startup founders via Epicenter Memphis, Details.
June 30 • Serial entrepreneur Robert Echols Jr. (formerly most known for Essex Bargain Hunt), appears at Torch Collective event convening at 5:45pm-7:15pm at GlassHaus. In addition to private investing and running a family office, VNC research indicates Echols is building a new wave of companies under the brands A-stock, variable sales price offerer Haggle, and Treverse.
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